The Trump Revolution That Began With Brexit Ends in the Netherlands

The "Dutch Donald Trump" casting his vote for PM. He just lost that election.Carl Court/Getty Images

The "Dutch Donald Trump" Geert Wilders just lost the Netherlands election by a lot. The race for prime minister wasn't even close. For now, there will be no "de-Islamization" of the country that gave us Spinoza. This race is also good news because it sets the tone for the current French presidential race. There, another Trump type, Marine Le Pen, is in play. A Wilders win would have put wind into her presidential sails. What the Dutch election says is that Trump and Brexit moments might be an Anglo-American thing.

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